Technical Specifications
Analysis Methods
- 1-D nonlinear time domain analyses with and without pore water pressure generation
- 1-D equivalent linear frequency domain analyses including convolution and deconvolution
- 1-D linear time and frequency domain analyses.
Soil Profile Definition
- Multiple Profile Manager
- Automatic Profile Generation
- Multi-layer Profile Definition
- Curve Fitting Soil Parameters
- Single element test
- Profile plots – shear wave velocity, max frequency, small strain damping ratio, implied strength
- Soil Models – Linear, General Quadratic/Hyperbolic Model (GQ/H), Pressure-Dependent Modified Kondner Zelasko (MKZ), Yee, Discrete Points (Equivalent Linear)
- Non-Masing and Masing Hysteretic Re/Unloading Formulations
- Excess Pore Water Pressure Generation Models – Sand (Vucetic/Dobry), Clay (Matasovic), Sand (GMP), Sand (Park/Ahn), General (Berrill/Davis)
- Elastic and Rigid Halfspace (Bedrock)
Ground Motion
- Pre-saved ground motion records
- Import additional records
- Time history plots - acceleration, velocity, displacement, Arias intensity
- Spectral Plots - Response spectrum and Fourier amplitude spectrum (FAS)
- Spectral Plot Tools - Smoothed FAS, Duhamel Integral (with/without Timestep Correction), Newmark Beta Method (with/without Timestep Correction)
- Ground Motion Metrics - PGA, PGV, PGD, Timestep, Nyquist Frequency, Number of Points
- Kappa Estimation
- Baseline Correction
- Timestep Reduction
- Motion Scaling
Viscous/Small-Strain Damping Formulations
- Frequency Independent
- Rayleigh Damping
Results
- Multiple Motion and Layer Plots
- Time history plots - Acceleration, Velocity, Displacement, Arias Intensity
- Stress-Strain Plots
- Spectral Plots - Response Spectrum and Fourier Amplitude Spectrum (FAS)
- Profile Plots
- Mobilized Stress Profile Plots
- Displacement Animation
- Response Spectra Summary
- Check Convergence Plots
Miscellaneous Features
- Export to Excel
- Copy Data as Text to Clipboard
- Copy Chart Image to Clipboard
- English and Metric Unit Systems